What should schools do?

• If Gallagher’s argument is true in Readicide, should we continue to teach literary fiction so exclusively? • Should we add more genre fiction to the curriculum? o No, we should NOT continue to teach literary fiction so exclusively. We shouldn’t do this because all the books we read tend to do the same thing for us and most people don’t actually read the book. If we read more genre fiction, then people would do better and actually enjoy the book and maybe read more often. • Are you good with swapping out Of Mice and Men for Twilight, for example? o Yes, I am okay with swapping Twilight for Of Mice and Men. The book I absolutely HATED it. Twilight was okay not my favorite but the concept is much better. I would like reading it despite the length. • What should a 21st century English class reading list look like? o A 21st century English class should look like: if the class is on trimesters, you would read two books : one genre and one literary fiction. If the class is on semesters you would read three books: two literary and one genre. If the class is on quarters: you would read one book: it would be literary and it also should have a independent reading book as well. • Is literary fiction relevant to our current culture? o No, literary fiction isn’t relevant to our culture. We aren’t able to relate to it and forced to say” “I don’t understand this book.”, and therefore it concludes that we “hate” the book. • Is it preparing students for the job market you are about to enter? o No, I have no idea what I want to do in my life. If I want to be an English teacher this would help me, obviously. If I was a nurse this wouldn’t help you don’t necessarily have to know how to read to be a burse. Those are some possibilities. • Why should we want kids to read books anyway? We should want kids to read so that they get away from the TV. TV is really bad for you and they should not want to do that as much. Books do the same thing but is better for you. Look at the quotes below from authors and writers. Use them to help you make your case, whether you agree with them and they support you or you disagree with them and want to explain why they’re wrong.